George Lakoff and Mark Johnson published a book of these that We Live By. The inappropriate use of this figure of speech is called "catachresis" (cat-uh-CREE-sis) while an extended one of these is called a "conceit." Examples
George Lakoff and Mark Johnson published a book of these that We Live By. The inappropriate use of this figure of speech is called "catachresis" (cat-uh-CREE-sis) while an extended one of these is called a "conceit." Examples of this figure of speech include Shakespeare's "all the world's a stage." This figure of speech is often described as a simile that does not use "like" or "as." For 10 points, name this figure of speech in which one object is compared to an unrelated one in order to bring out a hidden similarity.
George Lakoff and Mark Johnson published a book of these that We Live By.
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